Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ree/cah/pit/you/late

Sentence: As one gorgeous bird after another flew past his perch, all he could do was recawpitulate.

Etymology: recapitulate + caw

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Created by: tenunda

Pronunciation: O-BLIH-vee-ass

Sentence: Calvin has no idea that whole group of guys is laughing at his attempts to hit on them; he is an obliviass

Etymology: From oblivious

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sīrənnoiz

Sentence: John’s favorite bar decided to have a ”lady’s night”. When he stopped by for a quick drink he found the sirenoise to be almost deafening.

Etymology: siren (a woman who is considered to be alluring or fascinating but also dangerous in some way) + noise (a sound, esp. one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance)

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: loo-sure

Sentence: Lenny the losure bird would sit on his perch night after night issuing the same call, "heybay-bee, heybay-bee!" The fact that he never got a response didn't deter him from trying. He truly believed that one day a gorgeous chick would be attracted to him and agree to check out his nest.

Etymology: looser (loser) + sure

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Created by: idonnathepiranha

Pronunciation: pea/body/brain/no/cock'

Sentence: Mr. Peabodybrainnocock just doesn't find his brain power these days.

Etymology:

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Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: ver-stuper

Sentence: Who know them not, the verstupers!!

Etymology: very stupid person

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Chirp-ah-tude

Sentence: Charlie Chirpchipper had a bad case of chirpatude when it came to clucking with the chicks.

Etymology: Chirp; : to make a chirp or a sound resembling a chirp or could be just :to utter with a cheerful liveliness Tude;Shortened for attitude; An organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept, or situation or chick :) : a negative or hostile state of mind : a cool, cocky, defiant, or arrogant manner

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Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation:

Sentence: His egosolicitic attempts to win her affections we both obtuse and narcissistic.

Etymology: egotistic - self-absorbed, conceited solicit - to seduce, attact, captivate

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: say lothario and just put a little n in it.

Sentence: Luther had no idea he was a lothariNO, but was tired of being shunned despite practising his pick-up lines.

Etymology: lothario (a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women) + No (antonym of yes)

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COMMENTS:

I like the sound of this word. Sounds like one of those 11-year-old boys who can instantly and intentionally get the attention of every woman in the room by saying something "cute," possibly with an affected speech impediment. - ErWenn, 2007-02-23: 11:38:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kawww shh unnn

Sentence: most of the birds treated his cawshun with caution

Etymology: caution caw shun

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